Outdoor Ontario
Wildlife Reports => Toronto Wildlife => Topic started by: gary yankech on September 17, 2016, 07:55:41 PM
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Spend the summer taking photos with the High Park moth Study group, Rouge Valley Conservation Centre, Rouge National Urban Park and my backyard. Just under 400 moths seen, including many new species for me. Here are my favourite moths seen this summer. Many are under 5 mm long!
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8770/28212581922_119c21cf2c_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JZ3RGf)Ailanthus Webworm (https://flic.kr/p/JZ3RGf) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Ailanthus Webworm
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8837/29575324665_292525c7c2_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/M4tgCM)Arcigera Flower Moth (https://flic.kr/p/M4tgCM) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Arcigera Flower Moth
(https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8755/27992112900_337572ac95_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JDyTWd)Polyphemus Moth (https://flic.kr/p/JDyTWd) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Polyphemus Moth
(https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8856/28273328915_e08352c121_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/K5qcEc)Beautiful Wood-nymph (https://flic.kr/p/K5qcEc) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Beautiful Wood-nymph
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8766/27992114410_77cdff45f6_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JDyUof)Finned-willow Prominent (https://flic.kr/p/JDyUof) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Finned-willow Prominent
*an uncommon species
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7431/28013648706_d1767eb3e6_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JFtgMd)Raspberry Pyrausta (https://flic.kr/p/JFtgMd) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Raspberry Pyrausta
(https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7427/27434119123_2b1c65a333_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/HNg2PR)Small Magpie (https://flic.kr/p/HNg2PR) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Small Magpie
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7352/27767544770_d0610cb306_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JiHVDU)Green Leuconycta (https://flic.kr/p/JiHVDU) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Green Leuconycta
(https://c6.staticflickr.com/8/7305/28273331325_651fede3b9_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/K5qdnK)Glorious Habrosyne (https://flic.kr/p/K5qdnK) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Glorious Habrosyne
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8568/27657794304_85bb3e69a9_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/J92qEu)Modest Sphinx (https://flic.kr/p/J92qEu) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Big Polar (Modest) Sphinx
(https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8692/28485174531_d800586d76_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Kp8XYP)Painted Lichen Moth (https://flic.kr/p/Kp8XYP) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Painted Lichen Moth
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7281/27945819432_81da6d9096_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JztCuY)Cherry Shoot Borer (https://flic.kr/p/JztCuY) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Cherry Shoot Borer- a very small micro moth
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7446/27480915120_5214ee02ba_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/HSoSDo)Linden Bark-borer (https://flic.kr/p/HSoSDo) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Linden Bark-borer
*another uncommonly seen moth
(https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8704/28485156451_b54a28b4f9_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Kp8SB6)Shining Dichomeris (https://flic.kr/p/Kp8SB6) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Shining Dichomeris
(https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8720/28279071340_9c669263fb_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/K5VCFw)Mountain Cosmopterix (https://flic.kr/p/K5VCFw) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Mountain Cosmopterix
(https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8125/29029683742_c3bb222baf_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LefHAE)Clouded Underwing (https://flic.kr/p/LefHAE) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Clouded Underwing
(https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8414/28847873230_2b76c258f9_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/KXbTEE)Ipsilon Dart (https://flic.kr/p/KXbTEE) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Ipsilon Dart
(https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8897/28847818300_803082cbe9_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/KXbBkA)Buff-tipped Phaneta (https://flic.kr/p/KXbBkA) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Buff-tipped Phaneta
(https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8799/28651328030_04fbae356c_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/KDPxCj)Master's Dart (https://flic.kr/p/KDPxCj) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Master's Dart
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8697/28651322570_1bee5c5c36_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/KDPw1b)Olive-shaded Bird-dropping Moth (https://flic.kr/p/KDPw1b) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Olive-shaded Bird-dropping moth
(https://c6.staticflickr.com/8/7649/27434115413_50fc0a83e8_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/HNg1HT)European Honeysuckle Moth (https://flic.kr/p/HNg1HT) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
European Honeysuckle Moth
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8731/28176562984_339fc0d720_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JVSfw5)Pink-fringed Dolichomia (https://flic.kr/p/JVSfw5) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Pink-fringed Dolichomia
(https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8849/27700291414_e49b626cf2_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JcMezh)Yellow-fringed Dolichomia (https://flic.kr/p/JcMezh) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Yellow-fringed Dolichomia
(https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7529/28174729014_cfc174c90d_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JVGRkU)Everlasting Tebbena Moth (https://flic.kr/p/JVGRkU) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Everlasting Tebbena
*possibly a first Ontario and Canadian sighting
(https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7631/28174719244_6e45a0760f_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JVGNrs)Two-toned Ancylis (https://flic.kr/p/JVGNrs) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Two-toned Ancylis
(https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7560/28456422132_a354aaeab8_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/KmAATN)Large Ruby Tiger Moth (https://flic.kr/p/KmAATN) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Large Ruby Tiger Moth
(https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8612/28034872550_abe239ea69_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JHm3Ty)Elder Shoot Borer (https://flic.kr/p/JHm3Ty) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Elder Shoot Borer
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8618/27700685313_c6f961276e_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JcPfED)Common Looper (https://flic.kr/p/JcPfED) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Common Looper
(https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8685/28237842661_8423fbdb28_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/K2hjQe)Orange-headed Epicallima (https://flic.kr/p/K2hjQe) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Oranged-headed Epicallima
(https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7413/28239127236_a0dbe49f48_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/K2oUG5)Yellow-shouldered Slug (https://flic.kr/p/K2oUG5) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth
(https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7444/27701929491_535abf9dac_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JcVCvZ)Wavy-lined Emerald (https://flic.kr/p/JcVCvZ) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Wavy-lined Emerald
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7286/28099283842_2bcd65c25e_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JP3b85)Large Clover Casebearer (https://flic.kr/p/JP3b85) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Large Clover Casebearer
(https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8846/27658054183_98c2308ce8_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/J93KVa)Lobed Plume Moth (https://flic.kr/p/J93KVa) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Lobed Plume Moth
(https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8210/29285186610_08c5d28fc6_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LBQeGw)Black-marked Plume Moth (https://flic.kr/p/LBQeGw) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr
Black-marked Plume moth
If you wish to see more, please visit my flickr page for more of my favorites!
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Thanks for sharing! I always learn new ids from your posts. I had a couple of Underwings this summer that I don't know, I'll have to compare with yours and see if it's one of them. And the simpler plume moth is new to me, too.
Do you take your photos with a macro? Do you use extra lighting? I have trouble getting the entire moth in focus and I'm a bit reluctant to use flash as I don't know if it's ok for them or not. Any tips you can share would be appreciated.
And your work is beautiful!
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Thanks for sharing! I always learn new ids from your posts. I had a couple of Underwings this summer that I don't know, I'll have to compare with yours and see if it's one of them. And the simpler plume moth is new to me, too.
Do you take your photos with a macro? Do you use extra lighting? I have trouble getting the entire moth in focus and I'm a bit reluctant to use flash as I don't know if it's ok for them or not. Any tips you can share would be appreciated.
And your work is beautiful!
Thank you for your kind words....I am continually working on hobby.
My camera setup is a Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 70-300mm lens 1:4-5.6 with three Kenko extension tubes. I do use a flash, Yongnuo macro Ring lite. In the flash ETTL mode I dial back the light output -between -2 to -3. I manually shoot at 800 ISO, spot meter, and at f5.6 or f6.3, but this can change depending upon where the moth is on the sheet. I also do post-processing in Aperture and sometimes Lightroom. But honestly, I am a self-taught photographer and have crafted my technique over many, many years of trial and error. It works for me but, I still am refining things and learning from others whom I come across online and at photo sessions. I am mainly interesting in creating detailed photos for identification purposes.
At the light sheets, we use mercury vapour bulbs that produce plenty of light (sometimes too much!) The flash helps with eliminating shadows. I don't use a tripod, but a really steady hand helps, especially with micros. Having someone hold the sheet helps as well, if the sheet is not secured.
I hope this helps. Good luck, I would love to see your photos and maybe I can help with the identification. take care, hope to hear from you.
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Thanks for all the great info! I'm sure you're right that your practice is also what is essential to the high quality of your photos--I'll have to get to work and put in the hours! And I hope you keep posting here because they're not just good id photos they are beautiful images of creatures we rarely get to see long enough to admire their markings and colours.
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Fantastic collection of pictures. I don't go seeking moths, but the ones I run into are always very interesting. I've had an ailanthus webworm, a polyphemus, and one of those bird dropping moths land on my parked car in the past year.